Work-Study Employment Forms and Documents

All new work-study students and students that worked for the work-study program in the past but have been out of the program for a year or more will need to set up an appointment with the Financial Aid office  to complete the following forms:

• I-9 form
• Federal and State W-4 form
• Direct Deposit form
• Student Approval form
• Application for Employment
• Emergency Contact Sheet

Please bring the following items with you to this meeting:

• a voided check or savings deposit slip for the account you would like your work-study earnings to be deposited into
• your completed and signed Job Description form from your supervisor when you were hired
• your drivers license or picture ID
• your Social Security Card

If your drivers license and/or Social Security Card are not available you will need to present one document from List A below OR one document each from both lists B and C per federal regulations.

List A – Documents that Establish Identity and Employment Eligibility

• U.S Passport (unexpired/expired)
• INS Form I-94 indicating unexpired employment authorization
• Alien Registration Receipt Card with Photograph (INS Form I151 or I551)
• Unexpired Employment Authorization Card (INS Form I-688A)
• Unexpired Reentry Permit (INS Form I-327)
• Unexpired Refugee Travel Document (INS Form I-571)
• Unexpired Employment Authorization Document issued by the INS which contains a photograph (INS Form-688B)

List B – Documents that Establish Identity

• Driver’s License or ID Card issued by a state or outlying possession of the United States provided it contains a photograph or information such as name, date of birth, sex, height, eye color, and address
• ID Card issued by federal, state or local government agencies or entities provided it contains a photograph or information such as name, date of birth, sex, height, eye color, and address
• School ID card with a photograph
• Voter’s registration card
• U.S. Military card or draft record
• Military dependent’s ID card
• U.S. Coast Guard Merchant Mariner Card
• Native American tribal document
• Driver’s License issued by a Canadian government authority

List C – Documents that Establish Employment Eligibility

• U.S. Social Security Card issued by the Social Security Administration (other than a card stating it is not valid for employment)
• Certification of Birth Abroad issued by the Department of State (Form FS-545 or Form DS-1350)
• Original or certified copy of birth certificate issued by a state, county, municipal authority, outlying possession of the US bearing an official seal
• Native American tribal document
• U.S. Citizen ID Card (INS Form I-197)
• ID Card for use of Resident Citizen in the United States (INS Form I-179)
• Unexpired employment authorization document issued by the INS (other than those listed under List A)

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